Art of Advocacy Archives - The Average Advocate

How to Help: Afghanistan

by Elisa | Sep 30, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Mental Health, Poverty, Raising Kids, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

How can we help the crisis in Afghanistan? I’ve spent the last month researching ways everyday people can be involved!

Did Jesus Welcome – Join Me!

by Elisa | Sep 29, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Discipleship Tools, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Personal Growth, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States | 0 |

Did Jesus welcome immigrants and refugees? What is Christ-like Welcome? Join me at the intersection between faith, politics and justice in discussion!

Advocating Well For the Homeless

by Elisa | Sep 13, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Poverty, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

What does it look like to advocate well for the homeless? Especially when we are just everyday people? Learn some tips and wisdom here!

Trauma Informed Everyday Advocacy

by Elisa | Sep 5, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Community, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Global Health, Hard Conversations, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States | 0 |

Ice and coffee exploded over the corner table, running in rivulets to the floor. The woman started...

How To Foster Generosity

by Elisa | Jul 30, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Kindness, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

How do we foster generosity in our home, community and world? In this interview with Leah at A Generous Life, we can get a lot of tips on how.

How Stories Heal Us and Prevent Burnout for World Changers

by Elisa | Jul 8, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Discipleship Tools, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories | 0 |

Working through our own stories and triggers are essential as we make a difference if we want to be fully alive and prevent burnout. Check out this interview covering this.

Bringing Home Juneteenth

by Elisa | Jun 17, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Identity, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

What is Juneteenth? Here’s why celebrating freedom can be a good thing!

Why Are UNACCOMPANIED Children Coming To the Border?

by Elisa | Apr 29, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Raising Kids, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

What is happening with all the unaccompanied children at the border and why are they here? And what do we do about it if we live in San diego?

How To Not Be a Bad Advocate for Social Change

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Giving Back, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

Occasionally, the best way to learn how to do something well is by learning what not to do. I empower people to be good advocates for social change, but these days I am seeing a lot of bad activism. Here are things not to say if you want your advocacy and activism to be better-received.